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Springfield is a city in western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River and the eastern Mill River. Metropolitan Springfield, as one of two metropolitan areas in Massachusetts (the other being Greater Boston), had a population of 692,942 as of 2010. The first Springfield in the New World, it is the largest city in western New England, and the urban, economic and cultural capital of Massachusetts' Connecticut River Valley (colloquially known as the Pioneer Valley). It is the third-largest city in Massachusetts and fourth-largest in New England after Boston, Worcester and Providence. Springfield has several nicknames – "The City of Firsts," because of its many innovations; "The City of Homes," due to its Victorian residential architecture; and "Hoop City," as basketball – one of the world's most popular sports – was invented in Springfield by James Naismith.

Hartford, the capital of Connecticut, lies 24 milessouth of Springfield, on the western bank of the Connecticut River. Bradley International Airport, which sits 12 miles south of Metro Center Springfield, is Hartford-Springfield's airport. The Hartford-Springfield region is known as the Knowledge Corridor because it hosts over 160,000 university students and over 32 universities and liberal arts colleges – the second-highest concentration of higher-learning institutions in the United States. The city of Springfield itself is home to Springfield College, Western New England University, American International College and Springfield Technical Community College, among other higher educational institutions.